The festival will raise money for the communities attending the Pride Open Day and for the Marriage Alliance.

The next day, 14 June, will see the opening of the Shanghai Pride Film Festival. It will showcase LGBT+ stories from around China, Asia and the world until 21 June.

Queer women will celebrate with a dedicated Ladies Party on 18 June. And the Pink Party, Pride’s most jubilant dance party, will be on 20 June, offering liver performances.

The festival will then close with a Pride Talk on 21 June. It will be ‘an intimate community event in which LGBTQ individuals share personal stories of growth and love, hardship, and triumph’.

Safe and joyful

So far, more than 300 Pride events around the world have cancelled or postponed their 2020 festivals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

And Shanghai Pride bosses say there may still be restrictions on some of their events to make them safe. This could include limiting entry to some of the events or moving others online.

But they said: ‘ShanghaiPRIDE has overcome countless obstacles throughout our 12 year history, and we are confident that we’ll succeed in bringing a joyful celebration of community and diversity within all required safety guidelines.’